Randy Cauthron is the managing editor of the Daily Reporter. He has been with the paper since 2003 and has worked in the newspaper business since 1993. Randy enjoys entertainment and sports. He has wife, Leah and six children living in Spencer. Randy enjoys sharing his opinion on everything from entertainment, pop culture, politics and sports.

Great stories to tell

Posted Thursday, July 17, 2014, at 10:36 AM

In this business, there are weeks when, based on the activities scheduled in the community, you have a pretty good idea about the direction your stories will take. And some of those weeks, people walk through the door and throw you a curve ball. This was one of those weeks. In Thursday's Daily Reporter, I was able to share the tale of an Independent candidate for Iowa's U.S. Senate seat who is biking across the state and will be traveling on RAGBRAI to get his message out to voters. Was an interesting guy to meet and a fun story to share. Just a few minutes ago, I sat down with a local Spencer resident who attended Reynolds School and shared some memories of his years as a student there and as a young man growing up in Spencer during that time. I smiled as I listened to him share life from a simpler time. I'm looking forward to telling his tale in Saturday's edition.